DC>> When does a child get to rule over the adults that
 DC>> are responsible for them?

 DC>> A 5 yro got well out of hand and needed to be restrained.

 DC>> Maybe, and I do mean an emphatic maybe, the hand cuffing
 DC>> was a bit much.  But, kids today have far too much power
 DC>> for their age.

 DC>> No, I'm not for the reintroducing of caning.  But, there are
 DC>> times that proper restraint methods should be used.  Simply
 DC>> stating that a kid trashing a place is, "Well, he's just being
 DC>> a kid" doesn't fly.  Nor is allowing that kid to get away
 DC>> scot-free "because he's just a kid".

 RY> Have you seen the video? I'm not saying it was the right thing to do,
 RY> but the child /was/ totally out of control... THe mother of course
 RY> says her precious was being unfairly treated. Were it my kid doing
 RY> that (and she has quite a temper but manages to restrain it) I'd have
 RY> helped slap on the manacles.. Jusy my opinion mind.. But a screaming
 RY> kicking biting child treang up an office is just asking for an
 RY> over-emphatic response.. I would argue, based on what I have seen of
 RY> her actions, the officers had good cause and concern for thier safety
 RY> and the safety of thier property...

They also did it for her safety as she could have hurt herself doing the things
she did. At least that is what they said.

Sharon

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